Mexico's World Cup party goes on as fan opens bar in Russia


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - World Cup - Group F - Mexico vs Sweden - Ekaterinburg Arena, Yekaterinburg, Russia - June 27, 2018 Mexico fans inside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge/File Photo

YEKATERINBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Mexican Carlos Rocka came to Russia months ago to cheer on his team at the soccer World Cup - and he liked it so much he's now opened a bar there.

Rocka, 29, from Cancun, was among the thousands of foreign fans who thronged the city of Yekaterinburg in July for his team's match against Sweden.

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